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A still from "Apollo 11." Courtesy Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Apollo 11’ Sheds New Light on the Moon Mission With Never Before Seen Footage

By Alaikia Marielle January 29, 2019

  “Apollo 11” is a visually breathtaking film documenting the July 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon, perfectly capturing the excitement, anxiety and anticipation of what is arguably one of...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saint's temple in Salt Lake City | Chronicle archives.

LDS Church Takes a Step Back From Medical Marijuana and Hate-Crimes Legislation

By Christina Giardinelli January 29, 2019

  Utah’s midterm election brought politics to the University of Utah campus in 2018, with heated campaign debates and a constant presence of signature collectors for ballot initiatives, not...

(Photo by Cara MacDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sundance: What to Watch For

By Josh Petersen January 29, 2019

  Over the next two weeks, thousands of visitors will flock to snowy Park City for something other than the town’s famous ski resorts. For movie fans, the ideal winter destination is the Sundance...

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Utah’s Hate-Crime Laws: A History of Contention and Failure to Result in Conviction

By Christina Giardinelli January 29, 2019

  On Nov. 22, 1988, Gordon Ray Church, a 28-year-old student at Southern Utah University was set to meet some friends for dinner before the students returned home for Thanksgiving but, as The...

NIYAH BECKER (3) shoots and makes it as The University of Utah Lady Utes take on Brigham Young University at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturaday, Dec. 8, 2018 (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s Basketball Tops No. 6 Stanford in Historic Weekend

By Leilani Gastelum January 28, 2019

  On a bright Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City, the University of Utah women's basketball team made program history in the Jon M. Huntsman Center after taking their first ever win against No....

Image sent to the Daily Utah Chronicle anonymously on January 27, 2019 of neo-Nazi signage on the U's campus.

White Supremacist Banner and Stickers Posted on Campus

By Christina Giardinelli January 27, 2019

  On Saturday evening, University of Utah President Ruth Watkins released a statement informing the public of stickers and a banner posted on campus by two different groups which are described...

Xiaoqian "Tracy" Yu (Courtesy of David Eccles School of Business)

U Holds Memorial Ceremony for the Death of DESB Professor

By Connor Applegate January 27, 2019

  The University of Utah community mourned the death of one of its own, an assistant professor who died from complications related to childbirth, in a memorial service held on Jan. 23. Xiaoqian...

Harrison's exhibit in "Shady Acres," courtesy Kelsey Harrison.

Sticks and Stones with Kelsey Harrison

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer January 27, 2019

  A couple of years ago in upstate New York, artist Kelsey Harrison began to collect sticks. That’s right, sticks — sticks and ideas about what it means to exert control over space. At the...

Professor Viktor Valkov, courtesy Michaela Funtanilla.

Visiting Professor Viktor Valkov Impresses in His Faculty Recital

By Josh Petersen January 23, 2019

  It was a rainy night on Jan. 17, but for the audience inside the Libby Gardner Concert Hall, there was an entirely different kind of thunder. In his faculty recital, Department of Music visiting...

Students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lauren’s Law: Social and Judicial Movements Towards Addressing Sexual Assault

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer January 22, 2019

  Addressing the numerous dimensions of violence on campus is a difficult conversation. The fatal case of Lauren McCluskey changed that entirely this year at the U, however. Numerous lawmakers,...